Enhancing Prefrontal Oscillations and Working Memory in Early-course Schizophrenia

iTBS is a brief stimulation of a part of the brain with a magnetic field that passes through the scalp and skull safely. It is FDA-approved as a treatment for psychological conditions including depression; however, this device is not approved for the treatment of adults with patients with schizophrenia. This research study is using iTBS off label in SCZ patients to examine research questions.

"Sham TBS over the left DLPFC will be performed using a Cool-B65 A/P TMS coil, designed to support blinded clinical trials. Specifically, when the coil is placed in the P position (i.e. the placebo position), only a very small amount of current is induced in tissue, thus preventing the activation of cortical neurons."